From: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl@xxxxxxxxxx> When parted sets the boot flag on a GPT labeled disk's partition it sets the EFI System GUID type. This results in BIOS systems' boot partition having the wrong GUID type, and EFI systems having multiple EFI System partitions. --- pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py | 11 +++++++++-- 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py b/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py index 5317c1b..edda836 100644 --- a/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py +++ b/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py @@ -398,9 +398,16 @@ class Storage(object): p.getFlag(parted.PARTITION_BOOT): skip = True break + + # GPT labeled disks should only have bootable set on the + # EFI system partition (parted sets the EFI System GUID on + # GPT partitions with the boot flag) + if dev.disk.format.partedDisk.type == "gpt" and \ + dev.disk.format.type != "efi": + skip = True + if skip: - log.info("not setting boot flag on %s as there is" - "another active partition" % dev.name) + log.info("not setting boot flag on %s" % dev.name) continue # hfs+ partitions on gpt can't be marked bootable via # parted -- 1.7.7.6 _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list